NSS College of Engineering

The institute admits students based on the following entrance exams.

Undergraduate Programs

• Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination, KEAM conducted by the Office of the Commissioner of Entrance Exams run by the Government of Kerala.[2]

Postgraduate Programs

• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology, IITs.[3] and also students can get admission through previous academic marks (Non gate admission).

In addition to this, a 10% seats are provided for admission to the third semester classes for diploma holders (Lateral entry system)

• Prakash Bare, actor, producer
• M Sivasankar IAS
• Murali Sreeshankar, Athlete
• Ashok Alisheril Thamarakshan, Engineer
• Hari Kallikkat, IAS
• Vivek Johnson, IAS

Dyuksha is a National Techno-cultural festival organized by NSS College of Engineering. It is the successor of Gamaya (last organized in 2014) and has been held in 2018 and 2020. The next edition of Dyuksha (dyuksha 23) is scheduled to be conducted between March 31-April 1, 2023.

Noopuram is an annual inter-department arts fest conducted since the college was affiliated to the University of Calicut, and has continued even after the establishment and subsequent affiliation to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.

Pelicula was a film festival organized by theatre society of NSSCE. It is now organized by the film and drama club of NSSCE and is part of the pre-event programs of Dyuksha

There are two units of NSS(Units 128 &198) at NSS College of Engineering. Both the units are government aided units under the APJ Abdul Kalam Technologicaal University NSS Cell. The units were previously affiliated to the Calicut University NSS Cell. Unit 198 was awarded best unit by University NSS Cell in 2021. The unit has also received Best volunteer and Best Program Officer awards in 2021. Other notable achievements include selection of its volunteer secretary to the NSS Republic Day Parade Camp, 2022.

The units are further divided into 5 functional units: Unarv,Pratheeksha,Samrudhi,Urja and Santhwanam

The FOSS Cell (FOSS NSS) of NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad is a cell for students who like to explore and spread the open-source software ecosystem. Roots of this FOSS Cell dates back to the year 2009.

iEDC NSSCE is one of the topmost Entrepreneurship Development Cell in the state with a motto of "BE YOUR OWN BOSS". It is established with the objective of creating, fostering and promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship among the youth of our college. It is recognized as an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre by Kerala Startup Mission. The activities of the club gained attention during 2004 and many startups were founded here after.

TinkerHub Foundation's campus chapter at NSS College Of Engineering was established in October 2019. The community is dedicated to developing a tech focussed learning culture in the campus through peer-to-peer learning, bootcamps and other events. TinkerHub NSSCE finished at first position in terms of number of submissions from a single campus in the Code-A-Pookalam competition conducted during Onam,2021.

NSS College of Engineering has a very strong and famous IEEE Student's branch in Kerala. They've undertaken many projects during the floods of 2018 and are empowering rural areas with various electrification projects.

Qpounce is the Official Quiz Club of NSS College of Engineering. It hosts numerous formal and informal events in the campus including the annual Noopuram Gen Quiz and Monthly informals. The club was brought under the supervision of the College Union in the year 2022.

ELACSTA is an Electronics and Communication Department Students Association of NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad. It was formed in the year 2017 by the joint initiative of the faculty and staff members of the department. The main motive that drives ELASCTA is to help the budding ECE engineers by providing a platform which will help them enrich their technical knowledge through online channels (YouTube), workshops and events held in the college premises. website

Wildlife & Forestry Club was introduced in 1991 ,by a set of students of Electrical and Electronics branch. Aim of the club is to create awareness of nature and its resources.

The club was formed during the Covid19 pandemic and is successor to the theatre society which was active in campus earlier.

Celestia is the official space club of the college. It is a hobby club working under the college union and conducts various astronomical events.

IIC is a unique initiative of MoE's(Ministry of Education) Innovation Cell and is different from other existing models, It aims at streamlining and strengthening the Innovation and startup ecosystem in Higher Education Institutions. IICs is a faculty-experts-student council which takes on multiple activities to promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship round the year. IIC’s objective is to prepare the students with skills like critical thinking, Design Thinking, Innovative thought process and Entrepreneurial mindset.